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Healthy VolunteersPhase 1NCT00780325

Effects of Dual Cyclooxygenase-2 and Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibition

A Phase 1 study testing CG100649 (2 mg), Celecoxib and Naproxen in people with Healthy Volunteers, run by University of Pennsylvania at 1 site in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

Official record
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Trial summary

Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors have become a common analgesic treatment option for patients with arthritis. However, long-term treatment has been associated with increased cardiovascular risk. With the past withdrawals and rejections of approval for COX-2 inhibitors the treatment options are now very limited. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 60 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Healthy Volunteers
What is being tested?
CG100649 (2 mg), Celecoxib and Naproxen
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
26 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Oct 2008to Jul 2013
Phase
Phase 1
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 60 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Age 18-60 years old, able and willing to provide written informed consent to participate in the study;
  • Subjects must be in generally good health as determined by pre-study medical history, physical examination, clinical laboratory tests and 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG);
  • Body mass index (BMI) 19-32 kg/m2;
  • Normal blood pressure (BP) [systolic BP 90-140 mmHg, diastolic BP 50-90 mmHg] and heart rate (HR) [resting HR 45-90 bpm] without medication;
  • Clinical chemistry profile including electrolytes, alkaline phosphatase (ALK), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), creatine phosphokinase (CPK), creatinine, and urea must be within the normal range without medication; screening liver enzymes may be up to 1.5x normal range; screening CPK must be within 2x normal range without medication;
  • Urinalysis including urinary creatinine must be within normal limits (trace findings and minor deviations are acceptable per the clinical decision of the Principal Investigator);
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  • Subjects must be non-smokers and non-drinkers or willing to abstain from smoking, alcohol, caffeine and high-fat foods for the duration of study;
  • Subjects must be able to read, understand and follow the study instructions;
  • Subjects and their sexual partners must agree to use double barrier contraception during the study period and for 2 months afterward or provide proof of surgical sterility. Double barrier contraception may include, but is not limited to, using a male condom with spermicide; having a female sexual partner who agrees to use an IUD with spermicide, a female condom with spermicide, a diaphragm with spermicide, a cervical cap with spermicide; or having a sterile sexual partner. Female subjects must be non-pregnant, non-lactating, and either postmenopausal for at least 1 year, surgically sterile for at least 3 months, or willing to use double barrier contraception from 28 days prior to study enrollment and/or their last confirmed menstrual period (whichever is longer) until 2 months after final clinic visit. For all females, the pregnancy test result must be negative at Screening;
  • Subjects must tolerate the insertion of an intravenous line of the size ≥ 20 gauge for the drug administration study days.

Who cannot join

  • Use of any non-study medication(s) including low dose aspirin for cardiovascular prophylaxis within 2 weeks prior and 2 weeks after receipt of each dose of study drug;
  • Use of chemotherapy agents or history of cancer, other than non-metastatic skin cancer that has been completely excised, within five (5) years prior to the screening visit;
  • History of bacterial or viral infection requiring treatment with antibiotics or antivirals within 3 months of study;
  • Presence or history of peripheral edema within the past 5 years;
  • History of congestive heart failure;
  • Use of drugs which are P450 3A4 inducers or inhibitors within the past 30 days (e.g. alprazolam, chlorpheniramine, cimetidine, fluoxetine, haloperidol, ketoconazole, itraconazole, erythromycin, clarithromycin, sildenafil, simvastatin, St. John's Wort);
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  • Use of prescribed systemic or topical medications or any dietary aids or foods that are known to modulate drug metabolizing enzymes (e.g. grapefruit juice) within 14 days of dose administration;
  • Difficulty in swallowing oral medications;
  • History of seizure disorder;
  • Serious psychosocial co-morbidities;
  • Cognitive or psychiatric disorders, or any other condition that could interfere with compliance with study procedures and/or confinement in a clinical study unit for 2 days or longer;
  • History of drug or alcohol abuse within one year prior to screening;
  • Use of any other investigational drug within 1 month prior to enrollment;
  • Use of any prescription drugs within 1 month prior to enrollment;
  • Use of over the counter medication excluding routine vitamins, but including mega-dose vitamin therapy, within one week of enrollment;
  • Donation and/or receipt of any blood or blood products within 3 months prior to enrollment;
  • Active gastrointestinal, renal, hepatic, or coagulant disorder within 1 month prior to enrollment;
  • Esophageal or gastroduodenal ulceration within 1 month prior to enrollment;
  • Hypersensitivity to NSAIDs, sulfonamides, COX-2 inhibitors, or carbonic anhydrase inhibitors;
  • Known allergy or hypersensitivity to sulfa drugs;
  • Family history of significant cardiac disease (i.e. sudden death in first degree relative; myocardial infarction prior to 50 years old);
  • Occult blood in stool (fecal occult blood test).

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics (ITMAT), University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104

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About this study

Official title: A Single Center, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Phase I Single-dose Cross-over Study in Healthy Subjects to Investigate the Inhibitory Effect of CG100649, Celecoxib, Naproxen, and Acetazolamide on the Activity of Cyclooxygenases (COX-1, COX-2) and Carbonic Anhydrases (CA-I, CA-II)

Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors have become a common analgesic treatment option for patients with arthritis. However, long-term treatment has been associated with increased cardiovascular risk. With the past withdrawals and rejections of approval for COX-2 inhibitors the treatment options are now very limited.

This translates for example to about 10 million osteoarthritis patients in the US who cannot receive COX-2 inhibitors because of concomitant hypertension. And this exemplifies the unmet medical need to develop and offer safe treatment options for this particular patient population.

This trial investigates pharmacodynamic aspects of CG100649 which is being developed as a novel COX-2 inhibitor. Preclinical data show a dual mechanism of action, which consists of the inhibition of the two enzymes COX-2 and carbonic anhydrase-I/-II (CA-I/II) and through which the cardiovascular risk of COX-2 inhibition might be attenuated.

Read the detailed description

Part 1 and 2 (staged analysis): Single dose of study drugs [celecoxib, placebo] followed by 3 days of blood draws as Period I; then after a wash-out phase, single dose of study drugs [CG100649 2mg and 8mg, celecoxib 200mg, placebo], followed by blood draws on 6 days and bi-weekly urine collections for 8 weeks.

Part 3: Five-way cross-over of single doses of study drugs with a CG100649 single dose level as determined by part 1 and 2, celecoxib 200mg, naproxen 500mg, acetazolamide 250mg and placebo.

Being tested
CG100649 (2 mg), Celecoxib, Placebo capsules, Naproxen, Acetazolamide
Keywords
Cyclooxygenase-2, Carbonic anhydrase, Eicosanoids, Healthy volunteers

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • CG100649 (2 mg)Drug

    CG100649 capsules: 2 mg, single oral administration (Part 1); CG100649 capsules: dose to be determined, single oral administration (the single CG100649 dose level used in Part 3 will be determined by part 1 and 2).

  • CelecoxibDrug

    Also called Celebrex®

    Celecoxib (Celebrex®) capsules: 200 mg; single oral administration (Part 1 and 3)

  • Placebo capsulesDrug

    Also called silicified microcrystalline cellulose

    Placebo capsules: 198 mg silicified microcrystalline cellulose + 2 mg talc, multiple oral administrations (Part 1 and 3)

  • NaproxenDrug

    Also called Naprosyn®)

    Naproxen (Naprosyn®) tablets: 500 mg, single oral administration (Part 3)

  • AcetazolamideDrug

    Also called generic Acetazolamide

    Acetazolamide (generic, immediate release) tablets: 250 mg, single oral administration (Part 3)

  • CG100649 (8 mg)Drug

    CG100649 capsules: 8 mg, single oral administration (Part 1); CG100649 capsules: dose to be determined, single oral administration (the single CG100649 dose level used in Part 3 will be determined by part 1 and 2).

Study groups in NCT00780325
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
1ExperimentalCG100649, single oral dose of 2 mg
Receives: Drug: CG100649 (2 mg)
2ExperimentalCG100649, single oral dose of 8 mg
Receives: Drug: CG100649 (8 mg)
3Active comparatorCelecoxib, single oral dose of 200 mg
Receives: Drug: Celecoxib
4Active comparatorNaproxen, single oral dose of 500 mg
Receives: Drug: Naproxen
5Active comparatorAcetazolamide, single oral dose of 250 mg
Receives: Drug: Acetazolamide
6Placebo comparatorPlacebo, single oral administration
Receives: Drug: Placebo capsules

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Study compound-induced changes on the TxB2 formation in plasma and the formation of prostacyclin metabolite (PGI-M) in urine (Part 1)

    Measured: Hours and days

  2. Study compound-induced changes on urinary eicosanoid metabolites (Part 2)

    Measured: Hours and days.

  3. The study compound's biochemical selectivity for COX-2 (Part 3)

    Measured: Hours and days.

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Study compound-induced changes on the urinary metabolites PGE-M and TxB-M; on the cyclooxygenase-2 dependent PGE2 production in ex vivo LPS-stimulated monocytes and on the carbonic anhydrase-I and II function; Biochemical selectivity for COX-2 (Part 1)

    Measured: Hours and days

  2. Inhibition of carbonic anhydrase and relationship to drug concentrations; Study compound-induced changes on serum TxB2, on PGE2 formation in LPS-stimulated monocytes, on PGI-M, PGE-M, TxB-M and PGD-M levels and on platelet aggregation (Part 3)

    Measured: Hours and days

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted27 Oct 2008 (estimated)
  2. Study startOct 2008
  3. Primary completionJul 2013
  4. Study completionJul 2013

Why it stopped: A total of three parts were planned for this study. The sponsor funded only Part 1, so that neither Part 2 nor Part 3 of this study has been conducted.

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Crossover
Masking
Quadruple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
26 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00780325
Sponsor's protocol ID
807821
Status last verified
Feb 2014
First submitted
24 Oct 2008
Last updated
6 Feb 2014
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Skarke C, Alamuddin N, Lawson JA, Cen L, Propert KJ, Fitzgerald GA. Comparative impact on prostanoid biosynthesis of celecoxib and the novel nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug CG100649. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2012 Jun;91(6):986-93. doi: 10.1038/clpt.2012.3. Epub 2012 Jan 25.

    PubMed 22278334
  • Hirankarn S, Barrett JS, Alamuddin N, FitzGerald GA, Skarke C. GCG100649, A Novel Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitor, Exhibits a Drug Disposition Profile in Healthy Volunteers Compatible With High Affinity to Carbonic Anhydrase-I/II: Preliminary Dose-Exposure Relationships to Define Clinical Development Strategies. Clin Pharmacol Drug Dev. 2013 Oct;2(4):379-86. doi: 10.1002/cpdd.47. Epub 2013 Jul 25.

    PubMed 27121942

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing CG100649 (2 mg), Celecoxib and Naproxen in people with Healthy Volunteers, run by University of Pennsylvania at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 10 inclusion and 22 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 6 Feb 2014. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: A total of three parts were planned for this study. The sponsor funded only Part 1, so that neither Part 2 nor Part 3 of this study has been conducted.). Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Study compound-induced changes on the TxB2 formation in plasma and the formation of prostacyclin metabolite (PGI-M) in urine (Part 1) (time frame: Hours and days). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00780325, which also lists 2 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 6 Feb 2014.

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